Craig Silvey, Australian author, enters guilty plea over possession of child exploitation materialAustralian author Craig Silvey, known for "Jasper Jones," pleaded guilty to charges of possessing and distributing child exploitation mater...
How Honeybees Mastered the Mystery of ZeroHoneybees are showing surprising intelligence. Scientists discovered these insects understand the concept of zero. They can also perform ba...
No Leaders, No Plan! So Why Do Animal Swarms Look Smarter Than Us?Animals in forests, oceans, and underground exhibit surprising coordination without a leader, challenging traditional definitions of intell...
Why Bees Are Better at Math Than We Thought — And Can Even Understand ZeroTiny honeybees possess remarkable mathematical skills. Scientists have proven these insects can count and compare numbers. Remarkably, bees...
NHAI to develop ‘Bee Corridor’ along National HighwaysThe plan is to develop at least three pollinator corridors during 2026–27 and 60% of around 40 lakh trees planted along National Highways d...
Assam's migratory beekeepers and their hives follow the flowers to make the honey flowBeekeepers in Assam face challenges from climate change. Extreme weather like floods and heatwaves disrupt honey production. Migratory beek...
Working towards launching six satellites in 2024, 18 by 2025: Pixxel CEO Awais AhmedFireflies is a constellation of satellites which will have high resolution cameras and higher collection capacity and will remain in Space ...
Asian hornets devour honeybees, alarmed UK authorities make plan to eradicate menaceAsian hornets reached France and spread across Europe. They have crossed the Channel to Britain. Know the plan prepared by the UK authoriti...
To be(e) or not to be? Here are some incredible facts about beesTo raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face, and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN desig...
With robots and AI, a “five-star hotel” to help honeybeesBeewise, a 4-year-old startup based in Oakland, California, offers a particularly inspiring example of how robotics and AI might radically ...
What drives human wants? A study on bee brains may have the answersDesire is a product of the will but the converse is also true: will is a product of desire.
A missed beeline to sting apple output in IndiaUsually beekeepers pay a cost for stay in flowering fields in other states, including Jammu & Kashmir. The rent has soared to Rs 900-1,000 ...
- Honeybees understand abstract concept of zero: Study
Washington, June 8 (IANS) Australian and French scientists have discovered that honeybees can understand the concept of zero, making them i...
Know how honeybees in South Africa reproduce without malesOne isolated population of honeybees living in the southern Cape of Africa has evolved a strategy to reproduce without males.
NASA building space shotgun to blast asteroidsNASA is developing shotgun that can blast asteroids into small pieces for collection as samples when robotic spacecraft reaches near such s...
Toxic nectar affects behaviour of insect pollinatorsNatural toxins in nectar and pollen can poison insects and affect their memory, behaviour and reproductive success, researchers have found.
- Air pollution dampens Kesar mango production in Kutch
Export of Kesar mango from Saurashtra and central Gujarat may be crossing new barriers but the same cannot be said about those grown in the...